START—the Swiss tele-assisted rehabilitation and training program to support transition from inpatient to outpatient care in the subacute phase after a stroke: feasibility, safety... by Szabina Gäumann, Carina Ziller, Carina Ziller, Nele Paulissen, Nele Paulissen, Frank Behrendt, Frank Behrendt, Zorica Suica, Zorica Suica, Björn Crüts, Luana Gammerschlag, Katrin Parmar, Katrin Parmar, Hans Ulrich Gerth, Hans Ulrich Gerth, Leo H. Bonati, Leo H. Bonati, Leo H. Bonati, Corina Schuster-Amft, Corina Schuster-Amft, Corina Schuster-Amft

“…For the feasibility assessment, process-, training- and mHealth-related parameter will be evaluated, which include recruitment rate, process-evaluation, safety, adherence, drop-out rate, stability and maintenance of the system, usability, quality, satisfaction, user and program experience, and perceived change. …”
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Dual Inhibition of CDK4/6 and CDK7 Suppresses Triple‐Negative Breast Cancer Progression via Epigenetic Modulation of SREBP1‐Regulated Cholesterol Metabolism by Yilan Yang, Jiatao Liao, Zhe Pan, Jin Meng, Li Zhang, Wei Shi, Xiaofang Wang, Xiaomeng Zhang, Zhirui Zhou, Jurui Luo, Xingxing Chen, Zhaozhi Yang, Xin Mei, Jinli Ma, Zhen Zhang, Yi‐Zhou Jiang, Zhi‐Min Shao, Fei Xavier Chen, Xiaoli Yu, Xiaomao Guo

“…Furthermore, this dual inhibition strategy attenuates the recruitment of sterol regulatory element binding transcription factor 1 (SREBP1) and p300 to genes essential for cholesterol synthesis, thus hindering tumor growth. …”
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Chronic Stress‐Induced and Tumor Derived SP1+ Exosomes Polarizing IL‐1β+ Neutrophils to Increase Lung Metastasis of Breast Cancer by Leyi Zhang, Jun Pan, Meijun Wang, Jini Yang, Sangsang Zhu, Lili Li, Xiaoxiao Hu, Zhen Wang, Liwei Pang, Peng Li, Fang Jia, Guohong Ren, Yi Zhang, Danying Xu, Fuming Qiu, Jian Huang

“…Chronic stress‐induced TDEs are internalized by pulmonary neutrophils and strengthen neutrophil recruitment via the CXCL2 autocrine. In addition, the level of SP1 in TDEs increases, which favors the secretion of IL‐1β by neutrophils through the activation of the TLR4‐NFκβ pathway, ultimately aggravating lung metastasis of breast cancer. …”
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Protocol for a multisite randomised controlled trial assessing the effect of the Telehealth for Early Developmental Intervention in babies born very preterm (TEDI-Prem) programme o... by Alicia J Spittle, Peter J Anderson, Angela T Morgan, Rachel Schembri, Li Huang, Kim Dalziel, Rod W Hunt, Katherine Lee, Anne E Holland, Karli Treyvaud, Abbey L Eeles, Stacey Dusing, Shaaron Brown, Susan M Fehring, Gillian Henty, Elizabeth Kozaris

“…Participants will be randomised, stratified by site of recruitment and multiple births, to TEDI-Prem plus usual care or usual care alone. …”
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L’infanticide féminin en question chez les Gaulois du Midi : l’apport des analyses ADN sur les nouveau-nés enterrés dans les habitats de l’âge du Fer by Bernard Dedet, Henri Duday, Philippe Gruat, Mélanie Pruvost

“…It will of course be necessary to extend paleogenetic analyses to other assemblages of perinatal subjects to confirm or refute this hypothesis, and to determine whether this very particular “recruitment” according to sex is the result of a widespread phenomenon, whether from a geographical or chronological point of view, or whether it is specific to a few sites, perhaps related to a localized occurrence of economic or social crisis. …”
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Changes in muscle performance among older adults with myeloid malignancies engaging in a mobile health (mHealth) exercise intervention: a single arm pilot study by Marielle Jensen-Battaglia, Po-Ju Lin, Chandrika Sanapala, Erin E. Watson, Jason H. Mendler, Jane Liesveld, Ying Wang, Elisabeth Hayward, Marissa LoCastro, Soroush Mortaz, Richard F. Dunne, Karen Mustian, Kah Poh Loh

“…Muscle activation (motor recruitment, millivolts, mV) was captured using the BTS FREEEMG 1000. …”
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Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein C promotes non-small cell lung cancer progression by enhancing XB130 mRNA stability and translation by Qinrong Wang, Xuanjing Gou, Lingling Liu, Daolan Deng, Yan Zhao, Jianjiang Zhou, Yuan Xie, Yinhui Jiang, Jianglun Li, Jian Zhang, Ying Liu

“…Mechanistically, hnRNPC specifically bound to the 3’UTR segments of XB130 mRNA, enhancing mRNA stability by inhibiting the recruitment of nucleases 5’-3’ exoribonuclease 1 (XRN1) and DIS3-like 3’-5’ exoribonuclease 2 (DIS3L2). …”
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HEROIC: a 5-year observational cohort study aimed at identifying novel factors that drive diabetic kidney disease: rationale and study protocol by Neil Ashman, Ben Caplin, David Wheeler, Tahseen Ahmad Chowdhury, Kieran Mccafferty, Sinead Knight, Paul Hockings, Stanley L Fan, Johannes Hulthe, Robert Kleta, Vasilios Papastefanou, Hemal Mehta, Alan Salama, Sinela Hadzovic, Lisa Jarl, Robert Unwin, Benjamin Challis, Anna K Sundgren, Muhammad Magdi Yaqoob

“…Renal biopsy tissue will be collected and archived at recruitment. Blood and urine samples will be collected at baseline and during annual follow-up visits. …”
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Assessing the context within academic health institutions toward improving equity-based, community and patient-engaged research by Prajakta Adsul, Shannon Sanchez-Youngman, Elizabeth Dickson, Belkis Jacquez, Alena Kuhlemeier, Michael Muhammad, Katherine J. Briant, Bridgette Hempstead, Jason A. Mendoza, Lisa G. Rosas, Anisha Patel, Patricia Rodriguez Espinosa, Tabia Akintobi, Paige Castro-Reyes, Lori Carter-Edwards, Nina Wallerstein

“…Fourth, participants reported that institutional resources and investments are necessary for recruitment and retention of community-engaged researchers. …”
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The association among individual gray matter volume of frontal-limbic circuitry, fatigue susceptibility, and comorbid neuropsychiatric symptoms following COVID-19 by Xuan Niu, Wenrui Bao, Zhaoyao Luo, Pang Du, Heping Zhou, Haiyang Liu, Baoqi Wang, Huawen Zhang, Bo Wang, Baoqin Guo, Hui Ma, Tao Lu, Yuchen Zhang, Junya Mu, Shaohui Ma, Jixin Liu, Ming Zhang

“…Sixty-seven healthy controls (COV−) completed the same recruitment protocol. Results: Whole-brain voxel-wise analysis showed that gray matter volume (GMV) during the acute phase did not differ between the COV+ and COV− groups. …”
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Acceptability, feasibility, and effectiveness of internet-based cognitive behavior therapy for obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD-NET): a naturalistic pilot trial during the COVID-... by Elisabeth Kohls, Sabrina Baldofski, Julia Scholl, Oskar Flygare, Lina Lundström, Ursula Beyrich-Kolbus, Marc Steinbrecher, Christian Rück, Christine Rummel-Kluge

“…The primary outcome was feasibility and acceptance of the OCD-NET program assessed via recruitment and retention rate, adherence and user satisfaction. …”
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Clozapine for Treatment-Resistant Disruptive Behaviors in Youths With Autism Spectrum Disorder Aged 10-17 Years: Protocol for an Open-Label Trial by André Luiz Schuh Teixeira da Rosa, Marina Ribeiro Barreto da Costa, Gabriela Bezerra Sorato, Felipe de Moura Manjabosco, Érica Bonganhi de Bem, Lucas Dellazari, Arthur Bezerra Falcão, Lucas de Oliveira Cia, Olivia Sorato Bezerra, Rogério Boff Borges, Luis Augusto Rohde, Ana Soledade Graeff-Martins

“…Statistical analysis will include chi-square tests with Monte Carlo simulation for categorical variables, paired t tests or Wilcoxon tests for continuous variables, and multivariate linear mixed models to evaluate the primary outcome, adjusting for confounders. ResultsRecruitment commenced in February 2023. Data collection was concluded by April 2024, with analysis ongoing. …”
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An oligodendrocyte silencer element underlies the pathogenic impact of lamin B1 structural variants by Bruce Nmezi, Guillermo Rodriguez Bey, Talia DeFrancesco Oranburg, Kseniia Dudnyk, Santana M. Lardo, Nathan Herdman, Anastasia Jacko, Sandy Rubio, Emanuel Loeza-Alcocer, Julia Kofler, Dongkyeong Kim, Julia Rankin, Emma Kivuva, Nicholas Gutowski, Katherine Schon, Jelle van den Ameele, Patrick F. Chinnery, Sérgio B. Sousa, Filipe Palavra, Camilo Toro, Filippo Pinto e Vairo, Jonas Saute, Lisa Pan, Murad Alturkustani, Robert Hammond, Francois Gros-Louis, Michael S. Gold, Yungki Park, Geneviève Bernard, Raili Raininko, Jian Zhou, Sarah J. Hainer, Quasar S. Padiath

“…This element consists of CTCF binding sites that mediate three-dimensional chromatin looping involving LMNB1 and the recruitment of the PRC2 transcriptional repressor complex. …”
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Adapting a Mobile Health App for Smoking Cessation in Black Adults With Anxiety Through an Analysis of the Mobile Anxiety Sensitivity Program Proof-of-Concept Trial: Qualitative St... by Marshall K Cheney, Adam C Alexander, Lorra Garey, Matthew W Gallagher, Emily T Hébert, Anka A Vujanovic, Krista M Kezbers, Cameron T Matoska, Michael J Zvolensky, Michael S Businelle

“…Themes related to participant experiences using the app included establishing trust and credibility through the recruitment experience, providing personally tailored content linked to evidence-based stress reduction techniques, and self-reflection through daily surveys. …”
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Noel Hernández Rodríguez, scalpel in hand plastic surgeon by Tatiana Hernández González, Yaneisy Valdés Gutierrez, Yurisbel Tomás Solenzal Alvarez

“…During several years he was in charge of the recruitment medical commission. In 1986, he participated in the inauguration of the Hospital Provincial General Camilo Cienfuegos de Sancti Spíritus, moment in which the burns ward of the same institution was founded. …”
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Implementation of a genotyped African population cohort, with virtual follow-up: A feasibility study in the Western Cape Province, South Africa [version 2; peer review: 2 approved,... by Robert J Wilkinson, Francisco Lakay, Nicki Tiffin, Joel A Dave, Catherine Riou, Peter Raubenheimer, Anna K Coussens, Tsaone Tamuhla, Melissa J Blumenthal, Maleeka Abrahams

“…Methods We piloted a scalable virtual genotyped cohort in South Africa that was affordable in this resource-limited context, cost-effective, scalable virtual genotyped cohort in South Africa, with participant recruitment using a tiered informed consent model and DNA collection by buccal swab. …”
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Efficacy of halopeRIdol to decrease the burden of Delirium In adult Critically ill patiEnts (EuRIDICE): study protocol for a prospective randomised multi-centre double-blind placeb... by John W Devlin, Zoran Trogrlic, Mathieu van der Jagt, Lisa Smit, Robert-Jan Osse, Huibert H Ponssen, Arjen J C Slooter, Nicole G M Hunfeld, Wim J R Rietdijk, Diederik Gommers, M. van den Boogaard, A.J.B.W. Brouwers, J.A. Lens, B.J.M. van der Meer, H. Ponssen, F.J. Schoonderbeek, K.S. Simons, E. Berger, A. Bouman, M. Campo, D. van Duijn, H. Embden – van Donk, D. van de Graaf, E. Hoogendoorn, P. Ormskerk, N. Roovers, E. Toscano, A. Vileito, T. van Zuylen, C. Exler, E. van den Berg, J. van Meeteren, M. Koopmanschap, I. Nutma, E. Kuijper

“…Differences in DCFDs between haloperidol and placebo group will be analysed using Poisson regression analysis. Study recruitment started in February 2018 and continues.Ethics and dissemination The study has been approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of the Erasmus University Medical Centre Rotterdam (MEC2017-511) and by the Institutional Review Boards of the participating sites. …”
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Use of real-world data to study health services utilisation and comorbidities in long-term breast cancer survivors (the SURBCAN study): study protocol for a longitudinal population... by Xavier Castells, Beatriz Poblador-Plou, Alexandra Prados-Torres, Maria Sala, Javier Gorricho, Anna Jansana, Isabel Del Cura, Teresa Sanz Cuesta, A Gimeno Miguel, Manuela Lanzuela, Berta Ibañez, Ibai Tamayo, Conchi Moreno-Iribas, María Padilla-Ruiz, Maximino Redondo, Mercè Comas, Laia Domingo, Antonio Díaz-Holgado, Francisco Javier Salamanca, Mercè Abizanda, Talita Duarte, Javier Louro, María del Carmen Martínez, Cristóbal Molina, Guillermo Pérez, Ana María Muñoz, Óscar Toldos, Javier Baquedano, Rossana Burgui

“…Factors associated with healthcare utilisation and comorbidities will be analysed using multilevel logistic regression models. Recruitment started in December 2018.Ethics and dissemination This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Parc de Salut Mar. …”
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Effect of an Internet-Based Pilates Telerehabilitation Intervention in People With Multiple Sclerosis: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Andrea Tacchino, Michela Ponzio, Paolo Confalonieri, Letizia Leocani, Matilde Inglese, Diego Centonze, Eleonora Cocco, Paolo Gallo, Damiano Paolicelli, Marco Rovaris, Loredana Sabattini, Gioacchino Tedeschi, Luca Prosperini, Francesco Patti, Edoardo Sessa, Elisabetta Pedrazzoli, Mario Alberto Battaglia, Giampaolo Brichetto

“…Acceptance and satisfaction with the intervention received (Client Satisfaction Questionnaire and an adapted version of the Tele-healthcare Satisfaction Questionnaire – Wearable Technology) and subjective impressions of changes in performance (Patients’ Global Impression of Change) will also be assessed. ResultsRecruitment for the trial started on March 16, 2022, and the first participant was randomized the same day. …”
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A Metapopulation Model to Assess Water Management Impacts on the Threatened Australian Lungfish, <i>Neoceratodus forsteri</i> by Charles R. Todd, Andrew J. McDougall, Scott M. C. Raymond, Robin Hale, Timothy R. Brown, John D. Koehn, Henry F. Wootton, Steven G. Brooks, Adrian M. Kitchingman, Tom Espinoza, Benjamin G. Fanson, Peter K. Kind, Sharon M. Marshall, David T. Roberts

“…The model highlights the longer-term interaction between dams and stream flows on habitat availability and subsequent recruitment. Through a pre-development streamflow, we quantify the impact of high regulation and development on the lungfish population in the Burnett River: a minor decline in the upstream population (e.g., 9.8% decline), a large decline in the middle population (64.2% decline), virtually no change in the downstream population (e.g., 1.2% decline) and a moderate decline in the overall metapopulation (e.g., 22.3% decline). …”
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